Boat-raising device.



H. A. HOUGHTON. BOAT RAISING DEViCE. APPLICATION man own, 1915.

Pavtented Sept. 18, 1917.

HARLEY A. HOUGHTON, 0F SEVILLE, OHIO.

BOAT-RAISKNG DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed. December 27, 1915. Serial No. 68,871.

To all w from it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY A. HouGH'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seville. in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Boatdiaising Device, oi which the following is especification.

The object ofmy invention is .0 provide a means for facilitating the raising; of boats out of the water for the pur I ose of draining or cleansing some, or ma ring repairs to same, with reference more particularly to the smaller types of boats used at pleasure resorts. Attention is directed to the feet that ordinarily it is necessary to drain such boots after each rain, and that when reins are frequent midi-here many boats are used, considerable labor is necessary. My invention greatly reduces this labor.

Art the present time, in. order to raise boat out of the water and place it upon a pier, it is customary for two or more persons to raise one end and drag the boat about half its length upon the edge of the pier, and then, with the latter serving as a fulcrum and the boat a. lever, the other end is raised level with the pier and the boat drag cd thereon to a position of satiety. By this met-hodit is obvious that the boats are subjected to much wear and tear, and that in using u boat as a lever to raise its for or lower end, it is subjected to severestrains, and even injurious strains when the lower end is Weighted with considerable Water, as is frequently the case, and leaky boats are bound to result.

Tillie use of my invention effects various economies andconvenicnces, such as requiring but one person for its operation, the position of a boat when raised facilitating in terioi cleansing, ease in. raising and lowering, and absence of wear and tear, thus prolonging the lives of the boots.

One form of construction embodying the principles of my invention is shown in the accompan ing drawings, in which Figure 1 is a. side e j vation of'the device, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frame or lever. Broadly, the invention comprises a. frame (3) constructed of ordinary galvanized iron pipe and havingtwo upright portions (3 and 3), see 2; connected the top by a. bridge portion (3) and formed at the bottom with foot portions (5 and 3 projecting therefrom at approximately right angles in such manner-as teen-gage the keel of a boat, shown. To provide for varying heights of the tions are adjust-ably securcdby means of set screws or other clampingnrraugenient= to one part of hinges 1-, the other part (4) being bolted to the pier. A pin (5)- is se-' cured to the frame at a point near the upper edge or the boat, for the purpose ofprevent inc; occidental displacement relative to the frame, when. the l at being raised out of the waiter. In some cases it is advisable that this pin be adjustably secured to the frame in order to accommodate bouts of various heights. in order to hold the boat in its elevated position, shoot:

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the upper portion of the frame, is'provided.

In operation, with the frame in its upright position, a boat moved centrally over the foot portions and its near side depressed slightly to bring, it under the pin 5, this be ing sufficient to prevent the bout floating out of position; the operator then grasps the upper end of the frame and swings it down werdly through an arc of approximately 90 degrees and then secures it by means of the hook 6; by reason of the frame acting as a lever and'the hinged connection at the edge or the pier serving; as 'afulcrum. the boat is raised without excessive exertion on the part of the operator, and to the position shown by the dotted lines, in which position the boat is quickly drained of water, and can be easily cleansed it necessary. The boat is returned to the Waterby the operator releasing the hook and retarding the motion of the frame. lVhere heavier boats are to be handled, I lengthen that portion of the frame extending above the hinges and thus obtain great-er leverage; in such cases a rope 1s secured to the upper end of the fremein order to bring it within reach of the hand.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device of the character described, a; lever-acting frame, e supporting means for same, st-hinged connection between the frame and the supporting means, a, portion of the frame extending below. the hinged connection and adapted to engage a boat, and adjusting ineens associated with the hinged connection and the frame whereby the b0at-engaging portion of the latter may be positioned fartherfrorn or closer to the hinged'conneetion. 1 Q

2. In a boat tilting device of the character described, thecombin'stion of a support, a-

of the latter,

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water line, the-upright porlever fulorumed thereto at :1 point above the adapted to extend below the bottom of a water surface to one side of the center of floating boat.

its longitudinal extent, and thereby present- HARRY A. HOUGHTON. mg a lever Wlt-h a long arm and a shorterm,

5 the long arm being adapted to receive the v W1tnesses:

application of power, and the short arm A.'G. CURTxs,

having a submerged boat engaging position W. G. BRUMBAUGII. 

